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Theatre token (front)
Description:
Front of token for King Street, Bristol Theatre (now the Bristol Old Vic theatre).
Date: 30th May 1766
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
The city and suburbs of Bristol
Description:
A geometrical plan of the city and suburbs of Bristol, by John Rocque
Creator: John Rocque
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Delineation of the City of Bristol
Description:
A New and Correct Delineation of the Citty of Bristoll by James Millerd, 1673
Creator: James Millerd
Date: 1673
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
St James’ Fair, Bristol, 1824
Description:
St James’ Fair, Bristol, 1824, by Samuel Colman. This painting shows a bustling fair in Bristol, with various traders selling their wares.
Creator: Samuel Colman
Date: 1824
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:K353
Indian painting, Chinese-style interior
Description:
Indian painting of a woman in a Chinese-decorated room, by an unknown artist from Surat (Gujarat) (c. 1740)
The pale-skinned, high-class woman lieing down is listening to her servant playing a lute. Sprawled on the floor beside the women is a young African pageboy, presumably a slave bought from east Africa.
Date: unknown
Copyright: Lent to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Object ID:LN1994-089
Tea bowl
Description:
Tea bowl, Champions Porcelain.
Date: unknown
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Object ID:G573
Sale of Jamaica Rum
Description:
Advert, for sale of Jamaica Rum, from Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal, 23rd January 1762.
Creator: Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
Date: 23rd January 1762
Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum
Advert, ship for sale
Description:
Advertisement from Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal, the ship Catharine for sale.
Creator: Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
Date: 10th March 1792
Copyright: Copyright BCC Library Service
Indian painting, wedding
Description:
Indian painting depicting a wedding, with women wearing striped and checked cloth.
Date: unknown
Copyright: Lent to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Object ID:LN 1994-085
Wharfage book
Description:
Wharfage book, 1729-30. Page 116. Shows products returning to Bristol from plantations, e.g.: iron, mahogany, sugar, etc.
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1729-30
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
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